I am thinking of going on a asian food diet?!
I am thinking of going on a asian food diet?
Mostly Chinese, Japanese and Korean food prepared at home with ingredients from my local Asian food mart. The reason I picked this is when I was living in Korea, almost everyone was thin due to the low meat, high veggie diet of the culture. Plus I like Asian food so I conclude it will be an easy diet to stick to. My question is since it is a diet based mostly on vegetables, is how can I incorporate protein and proper nutrition with little or no meat? My other question is what suggestions you have on how to save money while buying these foods and what items are healthy, yet can be stocked up and be kept the longest (has long shelf life?) Also, what are some good yet simple recipes to start off on for me to learn?
I am doing this to lose weight and was wondering while eating these foods, I can do so in the most healthy way possible.
Answers:
Lots of rice and veggies- stay away from the jarred sauces which are often high in calories and fat, and the noodles.
Buy a rice steamer if you don't have one, they also steam veggies and fish and are easy to use and clean up.
Sushi is a great option- and easy to make at home as long as you use very fresh sushi grade fish ( tuna or salmon) or imitation crab, which you can keep in the freezer. Avocados are hard to keep and high in fat, so use cucmber instead.
California Rolls:
Ingredients:
4 sheets dried seaweed (nori)
4 cups sushi rice (recipe below)
1 cucumber
1/2 lb. imitation crab sticks
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsps sesame seeds
How to Cook:
Peel the cucmber and cut it into strips
Cover a bamboo mat with plastic wrap.
Put a sheet of dried seaweed on top of the mat.
Spread sushi rice on top of the seaweed and press firmly.
Sprinkle sesame seeds over the sushi rice.
Turn the sushi layer over so that the seaweed is on top.
Place cucumber and crab lengthwise on the seaweed.
Roll the bamboo mat forward, pressing the ingredients inside the cylinder-shaped sushi.
Press firmly the bamboo mat with hands, then remove the rolled sushi.
Cut the sushi roll into bite-sized pieces